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Disruptive Religion - The Force of Faith in Social Movement Activism (Paperback): Christian Smith Disruptive Religion - The Force of Faith in Social Movement Activism (Paperback)
Christian Smith
R1,356 Discovery Miles 13 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Despite the crucial role of religion in most societies, religious activism remains largely uninvestigated. Based on empirical evidence, this book also addresses many theoretical issues arising in the study of social movements.

Community Is Messy - The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry (Paperback): Heather Zempel Community Is Messy - The Perils and Promise of Small Group Ministry (Paperback)
Heather Zempel
R424 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R78 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Heather Zempel oversees the community life at a multisite church in Washington, D.C., a challenging population with one of the highest relocation rates in the United States. And yet under her leadership, National Community Church has become a model for creative, dynamic, deep small group ministry. Drawing from her background as an environmental engineer (including such bizarre experiences as monitoring a pig lagoon and the unintended slaughter of a hundred innocent fish), Heather Zempel assesses the perils and possibilities inherent in small groups and other environments for Christian community. The book helps leaders begin to see the inherent "mess" of such gatherings as raw material for arriving at something beautiful. Read this book and discover fresh insights into how we can support one another's unique paths to maturity in Christ while maintaining cohesion as a community and blessing the world around us.

Time to Act - A Resource Book by the Christians in Extinction Rebellion (Paperback): Jeremy Williams Time to Act - A Resource Book by the Christians in Extinction Rebellion (Paperback)
Jeremy Williams 1
R368 R301 Discovery Miles 3 010 Save R67 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Extinction Rebellion are inspiring a whole generation to take action on climate breakdown

Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society - Church, Mission and Personhood (Hardcover, New Ed): Andrew Bishop Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society - Church, Mission and Personhood (Hardcover, New Ed)
Andrew Bishop
R4,350 Discovery Miles 43 500 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The contemporary Church of England is wrestling with issues around the relationship between its worship and mission and relating both to wider society. Much of this hinges on an understanding of the nature of the Church. Gabriel Hebert's seminal book Liturgy and Society (1935) took as its subtitle, "The Function of the Church in the Modern World". For many this book inspired engagement with Eucharistic worship, with new patterns emerging, paving the way for further liturgical reform in the second half of the twentieth century. Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society re-examines Hebert's work, doing so uniquely in the light of the current dialogue about Church, liturgy and mission. Andrew Bishop argues that Hebert's contribution has been overlooked latterly and that a re-appreciation opens up fruitful ways of thinking and acting, making this book a distinctive contribution to a lively debate. If the options are reaction or novelty, Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society shows how Hebert's thinking subtly undermines both.

The Refuge (Paperback): Jim Bakker The Refuge (Paperback)
Jim Bakker; As told to Ken Abraham
R341 R255 Discovery Miles 2 550 Save R86 (25%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

When your world comes crashing down around you there is only one place of safety-the Refuge. Convinced that many Christians are already experiencing tough times, Jim Bakker offers hope to believers, showing how to make it through the dark nights and difficult days ahead. Security will not be in money or materialism; it will be in Christ and His family, working to overcome the obstacles in life. Drawing upon lessons he learned the hard way, Bakker encourages Christians to gather together in one accord, to bear one another's burdens, to open our hearts to a fresh outpouring of God's supernatural presence in our midst. His call for "first-century Christianity" in the twenty-first century is radical, challenging, thoroughly biblical, and inspiring.

Comfort Detox - Finding Freedom from Habits that Bind You (Paperback): Erin M Straza Comfort Detox - Finding Freedom from Habits that Bind You (Paperback)
Erin M Straza
R422 R344 Discovery Miles 3 440 Save R78 (18%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"For too long I have lived life on comfort mode, making choices for life engagement based on safety, ease, and convenience. It has left me very little wiggle room, just a small parcel of real estate upon which to live, move, and have my being. It's not quite the abundant life Jesus was offering." Whether we're aware of it or not, our minds, bodies, and souls often seek out what's comfortable. Erin Straza has gone on a journey of self-discovery, awakening to her own inherent drive for a comfort that cannot truly fulfill or satisfy. She depicts her struggles with vulnerability and honesty, and shares stories of other women who are on this same path. Straza also provides practical insights and exercises to help you find freedom from the lure of the comfortable. This detox program will allow you to recognize pseudo versions of comfort and replace them with a conviction to embrace God's true comfort. Discover the secret to countering the comfort addiction and become available as God's agent of comfort to serve a world that longs for his justice and mercy.

Queer Inclusion in the United Methodist Church (Paperback): Amanda Udis-Kessler Queer Inclusion in the United Methodist Church (Paperback)
Amanda Udis-Kessler
R1,414 Discovery Miles 14 140 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The United Methodist Church has been in conflict over lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender inclusion issues since 1972. That year, in response to the gay liberation and gay rights movements, wording was added to the UMC Book of Discipline (the compilation of denominational policies and doctrines) characterizing homosexuality as "incompatible with Christian teaching." Since then, United Methodist ministers have been forbidden to perform same-sex commitment ceremonies (and United Methodist churches forbidden to host them), a rule has been passed that non-heterosexual United Methodist ministers must be celibate, and the UMC has forbidden the funding of any program or organization "supporting" homosexuality. These policies have been met with significant resistance by those fighting for GLBT inclusion. In this groundbreaking book, Udis-Kessler examines this struggle, analyzing both sides of this divisive debate among one of the most prominent religious organizations in the United States.

War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views (Paperback): Paul Copan War, Peace, and Violence: Four Christian Views (Paperback)
Paul Copan
R490 Discovery Miles 4 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In a world of war, terrorism, and other geopolitical threats to global stability, how should committed Christians honor Jesus Christ and his Word? How should Christians think and act when it comes to church-state relations, the preservation of order, the practice of just peacemaking, and the use of coercive force? In this volume in IVP Academic's Spectrum series, four contributors-experts in Christian ethics, political philosophy, and international affairs-offer the best of current Christian thinking on issues of war and peace. They present four distinct views: Eric Patterson, just war view Myles Werntz, nonviolence view A. J. Nolte, Christian realist view Meic Pearse, church historical view Each contributor makes a case for his own view and responds to the others, highlighting complexities and real-world implications of the various perspectives. Edited and with an introduction and conclusion by the philosopher Paul Copan, this book provides a helpful orientation to the key positions today. Spectrum Multiview Books offer a range of viewpoints on contested topics within Christianity, giving contributors the opportunity to present their position and also respond to others in this dynamic publishing format.

Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk - A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics (Paperback): Eugene Cho Thou Shalt Not Be a Jerk - A Christian's Guide to Engaging Politics (Paperback)
Eugene Cho
R323 Discovery Miles 3 230 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures - Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials (Paperback): Jayson Georges, Mark D. Baker Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures - Biblical Foundations and Practical Essentials (Paperback)
Jayson Georges, Mark D. Baker
R637 R517 Discovery Miles 5 170 Save R120 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Many a Westerner has had a cross-cultural experience of honor and shame. First there are those stuttering moments in the new social landscape. Then after missed cues and social bruises comes the revelation that this culture-indeed much of the world-runs on an honor-shame operating system. When Western individualism and its introspective conscience fails to engage cultural gears, how can we shift and navigate this alternate code? And might we even learn to see and speak the gospel differently if we did? In Ministering in Honor-Shame Cultures Jayson Georges and Mark Baker help us decode the cultural script of honor and shame. What's more, they assist us in reading the Bible anew through the lens of honor and shame, often with startling turns. And they offer thoughtful and practical guidance in ministry within honor-shame contexts. Apt stories, illuminating insights and ministry-tested wisdom complete this well-rounded guide to Christian ministry in honor-shame cultures.

Social Theory and Christian Thought - A study of some points of contact. Collected essays around a central theme (Hardcover):... Social Theory and Christian Thought - A study of some points of contact. Collected essays around a central theme (Hardcover)
Werner Stark
R3,922 Discovery Miles 39 220 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Almost all the great religious thinkers of the past have developed a social as well as theological doctrine, but their sociology was as a rule merely implicit in their work or at best half formulated so that careful study and analysis is needed to bring it out. This is the task which Dr. Stark has set himself in the present essays. He has searched the writings of St. Augustine, Paschal, Newman and Kierkegaard for the sociological ideas they contain and shows that their social philosophies were varied, profound, fascinating and surprisingly definite. Dr. Stark seeks the theological conceptions present in, and basic to, the teachings of some outstanding secular sociologists, economists and philosophers, such as Adam Smith, Kant, Hegel, Marx, the Darwinians, Bergson Scheler and Meinecke and proves that their systems were built around a religious centre even though they themselves were at times unaware of it.

Cultural Identity and the Purposes of God - A Biblical Theology of Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race (Paperback): Steven M. Bryan Cultural Identity and the Purposes of God - A Biblical Theology of Ethnicity, Nationality, and Race (Paperback)
Steven M. Bryan
R458 R374 Discovery Miles 3 740 Save R84 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Steven Bryan presents a biblical framework for thinking about various ideologies of cultural identity and cultivating diversity as the positive good that God intended.

The Coming Economic Armageddon - What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy (Paperback): David Jeremiah The Coming Economic Armageddon - What Bible Prophecy Warns About the New Global Economy (Paperback)
David Jeremiah
R403 R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Save R67 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Never before have we read such jarring headlines, distressing news analyses, or dire predictions concerning the world's financial future. The American housing market -- or, more sentimentally, the American dream -- began to collapse in 2006, taking with it large chunks of the global financial system. Millions of jobs worldwide have vanished forever. Did Bible prophecy predict this catastrophe? Are there biblical clues to how soon, if ever, a viable, long-term recovery can be sustained? Is the financial collapse just one of several signs that we are living in the final days of Earth's history In THE COMING ECONOMIC ARMAGEDDON, David Jeremiah says we can know the meaning behind what we see in the daily news -- and understand and prepare for living in the New Global Economy.

What God Has to Say about Our Bodies - How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves (Paperback): Sam Allberry What God Has to Say about Our Bodies - How the Gospel Is Good News for Our Physical Selves (Paperback)
Sam Allberry; Foreword by Paul David Tripp
R386 R295 Discovery Miles 2 950 Save R91 (24%) Ships in 7 - 10 working days

The Bible has a lot to say about the body. Organized around three categories-creation, fall, redemption-this book by Sam Allberry provides readers with a balanced theology of the body as they seek to glorify God in everything they do.

Children in the Bible - A Fresh Approach (Paperback): Anne Richards Children in the Bible - A Fresh Approach (Paperback)
Anne Richards
R394 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R49 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What does God think about children? What does this tell us about how we should view and treat children today? In re-examining what the Bible says about children, mission theologian Anne Richards argues that God finds children worthy of call, commission, blessing, healing and salvation. She argues that children are not only deeply woven into God's purposes but are also makers of God's story, 'providers to us of a language through which God's will for the creation is revealed.' Interweaving analysis of the Biblical material with stories about contemporary children and childhood, Anne Richards also touches on issues of infertility, consumerism and neglect.

Unplanned (Paperback, Enlarged ed.): Abby Johnson Unplanned (Paperback, Enlarged ed.)
Abby Johnson
R461 R386 Discovery Miles 3 860 Save R75 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Retailers Choice Award winner, 2012Abby Johnson quit her job in October 2009. That simple act became a national news story because Abby was the director of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas who, after participating in an actual abortion procedure for the first time, walked down the street to join the Coalition for Life."Unplanned" is a heart-stopping personal drama of life-and-death encounters, a courtroom battle, and spiritual transformation that speaks hope and compassion into the political controversy that surrounds this issue. Telling Abby's story from both sides of the abortion clinic property line, this book is a must-read for anyone who cares about the life versus rights debate and helping women who face crisis pregnancies. Now updated with a new chapter covering the latest events in Abby's journey, in the news, and in changing legislation . . . and revealing the impact Abby's story has had in the most surprising places.

Living Justice - Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Paperback, Third Classroom Edition): Thomas Massaro Sj Living Justice - Catholic Social Teaching in Action (Paperback, Third Classroom Edition)
Thomas Massaro Sj
R681 Discovery Miles 6 810 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Now in its third edition, Living Justice is an ideal introduction to Catholic social teaching. Thomas Massaro introduces readers to the history and basics of Catholic social teaching while highlighting new developments and helping readers understand how to apply this teaching to life today. Living Justice leads readers step-by-step through the building blocks of Catholic social thought, including its central themes, sources, and methods. Along the way readers encounter great heroes of social change and prophets of peace and justice. The third edition features significant updates throughout, including extensive coverage of Pope Francis and his two major social teaching documents: Evangelii Gaudium on gospel-grounded justice and Laudato Si' on the environment. It also looks at the Pope's contributions to peace and justice efforts around the world, including his advocacy for diplomacy, simplicity of lifestyle, and healthy family life. The third edition includes two new case studies in the dynamics of globalization-the global migration crisis and the scourge of human trafficking. It also contains expanded sections on globalization, the environment, and issues of peace and war. With its accessible and reader-friendly style, the third edition of Living Justice includes new discussion questions, revised topics for further study, and an updated list of resources that make the book an excellent resource for students or parishes.

What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover): A Clutton-Brock What is the Kingdom of Heaven? (Routledge Revivals) (Hardcover)
A Clutton-Brock
R1,269 Discovery Miles 12 690 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Written as the First World War was finally drawing to a close, A. Clutton-Brock's reflections on the Kingdom of Heaven examine this challenging theological concept in light of the great religious, political and moral uncertainties thrown up by the conflict. In particular, Clutton-Brock contends that historically Christian orthodoxy has not sufficiently emphasised the role of the Kingdom in salvation, given its importance in the ministry and teaching of Christ. To preserve a religious vision capable of interacting with the modern, industrial world, Christian orthodoxy must carefully consider the scope and importance of political practice, the role of the individual in the realisation of the Kingdom, and the profound implications of reconciling the facts of the universe with the most sincerely held beliefs.

The Nations Rage - Prayer, Promise and Power in an Anti-Christian Age (Paperback): David Sliker, Mike Bickle The Nations Rage - Prayer, Promise and Power in an Anti-Christian Age (Paperback)
David Sliker, Mike Bickle
R401 R328 Discovery Miles 3 280 Save R73 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

While the spiritual atmosphere grows more toxic and the world becomes more anti-God, Christians are engaging less and less with their faith in Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit. We do not have to fear the future. But we must not be surprised by it or be unprepared to face it. In this insightful book, David Sliker helps readers understand and prepare for a future filled with glory and victory for the church, unfolding in the context of unprecedented rage, rebellion, and resistance by the world around us. Full of practical application, this book connects readers to the current storm that is upon us, contextualizing today's news, current events, and cultural narratives through the lens of biblical prophecy and the return of Jesus. The greatest days of the church lie ahead. We can stand strong, persevere, and overcome in these days!

Prelates and People - Ecclesiastical Social Thought in England, 1783-1852 (Paperback): R.A. Soloway Prelates and People - Ecclesiastical Social Thought in England, 1783-1852 (Paperback)
R.A. Soloway
R1,391 Discovery Miles 13 910 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 2006. The reform of the Church of England in the first half of the nineteenth century was moulded considerably by the same pressures of industrialization, urbanization, and population growth that rapidly altered English society adn its institutions as a whole. The present work examines the responses of the episcopal leadership of the Church of England and Wales to the transformation of teh soceity to which they ministered. It considers primarily their social ideas and policies from teh decade preceding the French Revolution to the middle of the nineteenth century: from the period when a few bishops began to worry abotu the effectiveness of their abuse-ridden Church to the time when teh established Church,ecclesiastically reformed and spiritually revitalized, looked forward to evangelizing the multitudes who peopled the new age. The study concentrates on the attitudes and policies of those prelates installed in the years before 1783, between 1783 and 1812, between 1812 and 1830, and finally between 1830 and 1852. Professor Soloway also examines their socialconnections, showingthe predominantly aristocratic nature of the Church's leadership in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.He emphasises the importance of the role of these men in guiding, administering and reforming the established Church in a period of unprecedented economic and socialchange.

Made This Way - How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues (Paperback): Trent Horn Made This Way - How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues (Paperback)
Trent Horn; As told to Leila Miller
R498 R414 Discovery Miles 4 140 Save R84 (17%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Crossover Preaching - Intercultural-Improvisational Homiletics in Conversation with Gardner C. Taylor (Paperback): Jared E... Crossover Preaching - Intercultural-Improvisational Homiletics in Conversation with Gardner C. Taylor (Paperback)
Jared E Alcantara
R892 Discovery Miles 8 920 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

As society becomes more culturally diverse and globally connected, churches and seminaries are rapidly changing. And as the church changes, preaching must change too. Crossover Preaching proposes a way forward through conversation with the "dean of the nation's black preachers," Gardner C. Taylor, senior pastor emeritus of Concord Baptist Church in Brooklyn, New York. In this richly interdisciplinary study, Jared E. Alcantara argues that an analysis of Taylor's preaching reveals an improvisational-intercultural approach that recovers his contemporary significance and equips US churches and seminary classrooms for the future. Alcantara argues that preachers and homileticians need to develop intercultural and improvisational proficiencies to reach an increasingly intercultural church. Crossover Preaching equips them with concrete practices designed to help them cultivate these competencies and thus communicate effectively in a changing world.

Earthkeeping and Character - Exploring a Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic (Paperback): Steven Bouma-Prediger Earthkeeping and Character - Exploring a Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic (Paperback)
Steven Bouma-Prediger
R486 Discovery Miles 4 860 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Addressing a topic of growing and vital concern, this book asks us to reconsider how we think about the natural world and our place in it. Steven Bouma-Prediger brings ecotheology into conversation with the emerging field of environmental virtue ethics, exploring the character traits and virtues required for Christians to be responsible keepers of the earth and to flourish in the challenging decades to come. He shows how virtue ethics can enrich Christian environmentalism, helping readers think and act in ways that rightly value creation.

Recovering Our Sanity - How the Fear of God Conquers the Fears that Divide Us (Hardcover): Michael Horton Recovering Our Sanity - How the Fear of God Conquers the Fears that Divide Us (Hardcover)
Michael Horton; Foreword by Russell Moore
R370 R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Save R65 (18%) Ships in 4 - 8 working days

How cultivating a healthy fear of God liberates us from our fear of others, our fear of the future, and even our fear of death itself. At times the world feels like it's losing its mind. From politics to the pandemic, we live with an ever-increasing uncertainty, and many of us have grown to fear the rapid disintegration of our society and our own lives. Recovering Our Sanity is not another self-help book about how to beat your daily fears for a better life. It's a book that will show you the gravity and glory of a God who's worthy of our fear. It's a book that will reveal how these two biblical phrases-Fear God and Do Not Be Afraid-are not contradictory but actually one coherent message. Michael Horton-Professor of Theology and Apologetics at Westminster Seminary-shows us that we cannot fight our fears by seeking the absence of fear altogether, but by living with a fear of God that drives out the fear of everything else. Horton will walk you through the case for the fear of God by: Developing what it means to fear God, biblically and theologically, and what this kind of fear looks like in practice. Categorizing different types of fears-from cultural anxiety to pain and hardship-and what they stem from. Focusing on how to confront our earthly fears with our hope in Christ, rooted in the gospel. Reminding us that God does not exist for us; we exist for God. Humbling, thought-provoking, and hope-igniting, Recovering Our Sanity delivers a timely message that will help you shift your focus from a human-centered obsession with self-preservation to a fixation on Christ and his salvation. Rather than clinging to false securities and promises of immediate gratification, you can gain the lasting joy of knowing the One who has given himself to save us and who says to us, "Do not be afraid."

How to Be a Patriotic Christian - Love of Country as Love of Neighbor (Paperback): Richard J Mouw How to Be a Patriotic Christian - Love of Country as Love of Neighbor (Paperback)
Richard J Mouw
R363 Discovery Miles 3 630 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What does it mean to love our country? Some Christians see loyalty to America as central to our faith and identity. Other Christians are skeptical that our nation warrants such devotion or attachment. But Richard Mouw encourages Christians to have a healthy sense of national peoplehood that promotes civic kinship and responsible citizenship. He navigates between Christian nationalism on one hand and cynicism about country on the other to avoid the perils of both idolatry and disengagement. Mouw grapples with sticky questions such as how to honor national holidays in church and the place of protests in forging a more perfect union. Placing love of country in the context of Christian love of neighbor, he sees patriotism as an expression of our heavenly citizenship and a call to help our country be a place where all people can thrive in peace. Mouw's winsome and wise reflections direct our patriotic affections toward the civic good of others within our churches and in our communities. This guide helps us travel together on a shared national journey toward liberty and justice for all.

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